Packing-box for mantles, &amp;c.



E. L. KNOEDLER.

PACKING BOX FOR MANTLES, &c. APPLlCATlON FILED FEB. 12. 1913.

1,145,491; Patented ul 6, 1915.

INVENTOR WITNESSES COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D- C.

tinrrnn srarns PATENT OFFICE.

ELIVIER L. KNOEDLER, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 WELSBACH LIGHT COMPANY, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEV JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. I

Application filed February 12, 1913.

To all 207mm it may concern Be it known that I, ELMER L. KNOED ER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Gloucester City, Camden county, New Jer sey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Packing-Boxes for Mantles,

&c., of which the following is a full,clear,

and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a packing box embodying my invention, and showing the gas mantle supported therein; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the box with the cover removed; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ring removed. A

My invention has relation to packing boxes, more especially designed for packing inverted incandescent mantles, but which can also be used for other articles.

The object of my invention is to provide a box of this character which can be easily and cheaply made, which will permit the mantle to be quickly and readily packed and unpacked without danger or injury thereto, and which will obviate the use of glue or other fastenings for securing the supporting ring in the tube or casing of the box.

Another object is to provide a ring of this character, which will prevent the crushing in of the upper portion of the box and will reinforce the box at that portion in which the legs of the mantle-supporting ring are located, to prevent the legs and ring from being broken.

A further object is to provide a supporting ring which will exert a shaping or reshaping action upon the tube or casing when it is inserted therein.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which will now be described, it being premised, however, that changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred 'embodiment of my invention, the numeral 2 designates the tubular body of the box, which may be of any suitable material, preferably paper or pasteboard, and which is provided with the usual bottom 3 and removable cover 4. 5 designates the supporting ring having a horizontal body por- Specification of Letters liatent.

PACKING-BOX non MANTLES, ac.

Serial No. 747,937.

tion, an upwardly extending outer flange 6,

anda downwardly and outwardly extending.

that the junction between the'flanges and the body portion is slightly rounded.

The ring is forced into the upper endof the box, so that the upper edge of the flange 6 is on a line with the top of the box, the height of this flange being about equal to the height of the legs of the mantle-supporting ring 8. The size of the ring is such that it will be held in position within the box by frictional engagement therewith, but, if desired, it may be secured therein by slightly crimping the flange 6, or by the use of glue or paste, or any other suitable device.

The flange 7 of the ring is flared outw wardly toward the body of thebox, and the junction between said flange and the body of the ring is rounded as shown in Fig. 1. The flaring outwardly of this flange will avoid all danger of injury to the mantle by conmam July6,1915.

than the material of which 'the tubular bodies 2 are usually composed, so that when they are inserted within such bodies they exert a shaping or reshaping action thereon. bringing the bodies back to approximately true cylindrical form. These tubular bodies are very apt to become misshapen or deformed in handling or from unequal drying after being labeled, and heretofore it has been necessary to throw away large numbers of such boxes, owing to this fact. By reason of the reshaping action of the ring herein described, many of the boxes heretofore thrown away can be redeemed and utilized. The holding of the tubular members to their true cylindrical form insures the proper centering of the supported mantle therein, and prevents contact between the mantle and the walls of the body, es pecially when inserting and removing the mantle from the box. The upwardly extending flange will avoid all danger of crushing in the upper portion of the box at that portion in which the legs of the mantlesupporting ring are seated, which will overcome all danger of injury to the legs of the mantle-supporting ring.

I claim l. A packing boX for mantles, comprising a tubular casing of pasteboard or similar non-rigid material, and a previously shaped metal ring for supporting the mantles secured within one end portion of the casing and exerting a shaping action thereon to form and preserve its desired shape, said metallic ring having a supporting ledge or flange with a rolled-over inner edge portion to prevent injury to the mantle; substantially as described.

2. A packing box for mantles, comprising a tubular casing of pasteboard or similar non-rigid material and a mantle ring secured within one end portion thereof, said ring being of relatively rigid pre-shaped material forced into the casing to re-form the same and hold it in the desired shape,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the said rigid ring having a supporting ledge with a rounded inner edge portion to prevent injury to the mantle; substantially as described.

3. A packing lOOX for mantles, comprising a tubular casing of pasteboard or similar non-rigid material, with a preformed mantle supporting ring of relatively rigid ma- Commissioner of Eatents Washington, D. 0. 

